People v. Taylor CA4/1

STATEMENT OF FACTS

We find the statement of facts in the respondent's brief accurately and succinctly

sets forth the facts from the preliminary hearing in the light most favorable to the trial

court's decision. We will incorporate that statement of facts here.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On October 10, 2013, around 11:00 p.m., San Diego Police Officer Oscar Amado

was working on the crime suppression team for the Mid-City division of the police

department.2 The crime suppression team works in "hot spot" areas that maintain a high

level of calls for police assistance and relate to gang activity and narcotics. This team has

both uniformed officers and officers who work undercover in plain clothes. On this date,

Officer Amado was wearing plain clothes and in an unmarked car. His duties consisted

of reporting any suspicious activity he observed to uniformed officers.

Officer Amado was near the area of El Cajon Boulevard and the 4300 block of

Winona Avenue. At this time, he observed appellant, and five to six other males and one

female, loitering around some electrical boxes. At one point, appellant was sitting on the

electrical boxes. While Amado did not observe…